Hazaribag: CBI sleuths arrested a manager of the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) in Hazaribag for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a contractor on Friday night, the central agency said on Saturday.The accused, identified as Ravi Ranjan Kumar, was caught by a team of the CBI’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Ranchi, while accepting the bribe amount. The agency had registered a case against him on Thursday following allegations that he had demanded Rs 1 lakh from the complainant for allowing continuation of awarded work.Acting on the complaint, CBI officers laid a trap and apprehended Kumar during the transaction, the agency said in a statement. Subsequently, the agency conducted searches at his residence and other premises.Source said during the searches at Kumar’s residence here, officials recovered around Rs 22 lakh in cash, jewellery worth around Rs 15 lakh and documents related to immovable assets valued at about Rs 70 lakh. The properties are reportedly located in Patna (Bihar), Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) and Ranchi. The CBI said further investigation is on.On Saturday, the accused was produced in special CBI court in Ranchi, which remanded him in judicial custody.The agency has appealed to the public to report instances of corruption in central govt departments, public sector undertakings, banks, insurance companies, CCL and railways. It said that complaints can be lodged with the ACB, Ranchi, on 0651-2360093 (office) or 9470590422 (mobile).
